Alpine Lakes Wilderness Day 4

26 August 1986.  Four days out now, we spend a leisurely rest day at Deep Lake, a welcome break after averaging 10 miles a day.  We left Waptus Lake under a sunny, cloudless sky.  The day's hike was short--just under six miles.  We climbed 1400 feet along the Spinola Trail.  Deep Lake is not as large as Waptus but it's quite pretty.  Our campsite has a large rock outcropping that serves as our front porch and has nice views of the lake.  We are right across the water from Cathedral Rock and can see the trail we'll be taking tomorrow.  Above and behind our camp are the saddles containing Circle Lake and Peggy's Pond.  Water from these bodies tumble down steep drainages and some dramatic falls into Deep Lake.  We spend the day lounging on the rock, swimming in the lake, exploring a bit and shooting the breeze.  After dinner we are even more laid back.  Deep Lake is almost all shadow now, just a bit of sun ont Cathedral Rock.  The water is very still now--only the occasional fish breaks the surface.  We solved the mystery of the uncooked pancakes when we fixed dessert tonight.  I had mixed a package of pancake mix with our cheesecake mix.  Instead of cheesecake our dessert tonight was Snickers bars.